Dickey-Birdsong Plantation · Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Calvary, GA: what to set up and who to call
Calvary has no town government of its own, so Grady County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Grady County School District. The ER is a drive from Calvary: the closest is HCA Florida Capital Hospital, 18.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Calvary, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Calvary.
Power comes from Georgia Power
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Calvary. Its homes paid an average of 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $161 a month (its average across Georgia).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Quail Ridge South Subdivision water system
The Quail Ridge South Subdivision water system supplies Calvary: about 37% of residents live in its service area. About 63% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 330 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. GA1310048.
4 home internet providers serve Calvary
100% of 90 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conexon Connect | Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Windstream Georgia | DSL, Fiber | 71% | 200/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Calvary’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Calvary.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Calvary is in Grady County School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Calvary is unincorporated, so Grady County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Calvary spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Calvary residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Calvary | ZIP’s residents in Calvary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39828 | Cairo, GA | 90% | 1% |
| 39897 | Whigham, GA | 10% | 0% |
39829 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Calvary
Who supplies Calvary’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Quail Ridge South Subdivision water system (EPA ID GA1310048). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Calvary?
Georgia Power (Georgia Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Calvary?
Conexon Connect, Windstream Georgia, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Calvary?
39828 (90%), 39897 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Calvary in?
Grady County School District.
How do I register to vote in Calvary?
In Georgia you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before). Elections here are run by the Grady County Office of Elections and Registrations. Check your registration at mvp.sos.ga.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.